how about some new innovations in traffic safety
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How About Some New Innovations in Traffic Safety
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The number one concern for pedestrian’s in any country is their traffic safety.
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Sadly, United States transportation infrastructure is overly concerned about
accommodating cars more than its people.
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And that’s detrimental.
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People’s lives are at risk and statistics can attest to that.
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Pedestrian fatalities and injuries are on the rise owing to car crashes being at an
all-time high.
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To enhance people’s safety on the streets, cities are now employing new innovations
in traffic safety.
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This post will examine innovations and technologies designed to help save
pedestrians lives and to enhance their safety.
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Incidentally, these innovations represent just a few of the many reliable
technologies you can find in the traffic safety market today.
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Good thing the Internet has popularized some of these innovations since most
people are not aware of their existence.
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Traffic Safety and the Mobileye Advanced Driver Assistance System
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Mobileye is the producer of this driver-focused technology that helps drivers
avoid accidents.
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What the advanced driver assistance system does is to warn drivers of
imminent accidents.
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It alerts drivers when other cars, cyclists or pedestrians are dangerously close.
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It’s a user-friendly innovation that also alerts drivers when they veer out of their
lane.
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It even reads traffic signs.
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It’s an in-car traffic safety device that comes with a camera.
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Mobileye relays recorded pictures on its platform [an Android app] via Bluetooth.
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So it must be mounted on the windshield for the camera to get a good point of view
of the pedestrians, cars or cyclists.
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This technological innovation is optional accessory that’s offered by car
manufacturers.
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Traffic Safety and Traficon’s Traffic Safety Pedestrian Detectors
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Crosswalks are necessary since they help drivers identify pedestrians where they should be [or are] crossing the street.
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However, they are not 100% reliable.
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It’s easy for a driver to get distracted and fail to notice the flashing lights or signage
that represents sidewalks.
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Fortunately, Traficon, a Belgium-based manufacturer of several traffic
technologies, has crafted pedestrian detectors that help control traffic lights and detect the presence of pedestrians.
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This innovation is optimized to keep pedestrian and vehicle traffic moving in
harmony.
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Traffic Safety Tech Pedestrian Switch Pads
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There’s no finer way to increase pedestrian’s safety on the street than
employing the use of pressure-sensitive pedestrian switch pads.
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This remarkable innovation detects pedestrians crossing and activates a call
button that by design controls traffic lights, making vehicles stop.
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Once the switch pads [made of a tactile material] are vacated, traffic automatically starts moving.
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It’s a laudable innovation that increases the traffic safety of both pedestrians and
vehicles on the street.
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Technological advancements, in this era aptly christened the instant information
age, can help enhance pedestrian’s safety on the street while keeping vehicle traffic
flowing smoothly.
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So, better traffic safety is achievable if the transportation infrastructure can
employ the use of these technologies to lower mortality rates of drivers and
pedestrians on the street.